Resilient tire



1. M. ABRAMS; RESILIENT TIRE.- APPLlcATxoN FILED AER. 12. 1'921.

` Patented Oct. 4,1921,

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Application filed April 12, 1921.

To all whom t may concern: Y

Be it known that I, JOHN M. ABRAMS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in'the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Resilient Tires, of which the following is a specifica tion. y

The invention relates to a vehicle tire, more particularly to a tire possessing proper resiliency; and is composed of an outer rubber and fabric shoe or .casing of .the usual or special type, a metal substitute for the usual pneumatic tube and, if desired, an inner protector between the shoe and metal substitute.

` It has forits object to providea tire which shall possess the advantages of the wellknown pneumatic tire, yet have none of the disadvantages thereof. To this end, the invention consists in-Y providing within the outer shoe creasing la continuous flexible metal member and, generally, 'a special intermediate protector, the metal member being so formed as to normally distend the said casing and protector and to reinforce same. This metal member will, of course, be puncture proof and, infaccordance with the invention, is .constructed of two parts aiording transversely directed spring arms for imparting the desired resiliency to the tire. In va co-pending application, Serial No. 418,380, filed Oct. 21, 1920, I have shown the resilientarms formed' integral with amet'al member; and the present 'invention has for its object to provide a more convenient and less expensive construction whereby, also, it will be possible to renew the outwardly directed arms of the flexible metal member in case of wear or damage thereto.

The 'invention will best be` understood when described in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which--4 Figure ,1, is a transverse section through the tire and rim. y

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken along the line 2-f2, Fig, 1. t Y

Fig. 3 is an underneath view of .the cushioning means, the' rim having been removed.

Fig. 4 is a development of the resilient base member.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentarydetail view of the riser members which are adaptedw to be attached to the base member shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 isa detail v iew of the riser and base members and of the clamping means for Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 4, 1921.

Serial No. 460,642.

Similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, 10 designates the rim of a vehicle wheel and is turned upwardly along the two outer edges to receive corresponding beads 11 of the shoe portion 12.' The rim constitutes the tire supporting portion of a wheel and the said shoe may be of any wellflmown or special construction and suitably held to said' rim.

The usual pneumatic tube, employed in connection with a shoe in tires of this character, is dispensed with in the improved tire; and the same is replaced by a continuous metal filler member or strip, circularly disposed within said casing and having its two ends secured as by means of suitable bolts 13 and nuts 14, the latter being preferably permanently fixed to one of the ends.

In accordance with the present invention, the filler member is composed of two partsa base portion 15 consisting of a continuous strip of flexible metal from which are cut drops 16, and an outer portion hereinafter described, the end drops of the strip being madev somewhat wider than the intermediate drops. r1`he strip 15 is provided with equally spaced slots 17 as well as lugs 18, the latter being located at the opposite ends for securing same together as through the use of nuts 14 and bolts 13. The drops 16 are designed to be bent inwardly from and under the base; and there is arranged to be secured in the slots 17 risers 19, shown in detail in Fig. 5, and constituting the outer portion of the filler member. These risers consist of a pair of oppositely disposed members, each pair being designed to extend outwardly and over said strip, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2; and the same are adapted to be held to the base member 15 Athrough pairs of laterally extending lugs 20 which are cut from the middle portion of a riser. The risers 19, moreover, are designed to substantially close over until their ends touch along the central portion, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6, said ends, preferably, being somewhat expanded and Contactin@ with the inner wall of the shoe or casing. r, preferably, an intermediate protector 21 as of leather or composition may be included between the risers and the casing. Moreover, in the use of the protector'21, it is preferred to indent same over a portion transversely to the tire and to ill the indentations with some suitable mate- Y rial as a cement, serving when dry and hard age in the use of the tire results.

In addition to the risers 19, further inside or auxiliary risers 22 may be provided beyond the metal strip to occupy a portion of the risers 19 but the same do not extend entirely to the, top of the latter.V These auxiliary risers consist of individual pieces of metal which may be punched and separately formed and suitably hardenedand tempered. rI`hey are held against displacement longitudinally of the tire by means of spurs 28 integral with the risers 19 and by further spurs 24; cut from the middle portion of the risers between the lugsl 20, said spurs being brought above the auxiliary risers. V`I'Iowever, these inner leaves or auxiliary risers maybe omitted, if desired, thereby simplifying the construction and reducing the cost of the filler.

In order to positively loclr the shoe to the rim, a plurality of locking or wedging members 30 are provided, the same being in the nature of arched plates having extending arms 31 fitting the Slots-17 provided in the continuous metal strip or band 15, and with edges contacting with the sides of the drops 1G. Means are provided to draw inwardly Vthese arched plates 30 and thereby to exert the necessary pressure against the sides of thedrops 16 to force the beads V11 into the rim 10. To eect this result, threaded bolts 33 extend outwardly through the rim 10 and the members 30, at intervals along the said rim which is raised in the center portion to vavoid interference of the heads of the bolts tire.

VI claim:

1. In a vehicle tire: arim and ashoe or casing carried by same; of a continuous metal base 1.member @Xiendf the combination with 3, In a vehicle tire: thecombination with a rim .and a shoe or easing carried by same; of a continuous metal base member extending throughout the interior of said casing,V

provided with transverse slots and having integral drops which extend inwardly and under said base member, and removable risers consistingjofstrips, the oppositeends thereof extending outwardly and over the ,base` member and the middle-portion being' provided with lugs-designed to lit the slotsV of the base member thereto. v 1.. Y

l. In a vehicle tire; -theeombinationwith Vfor securing the risers a rim and a shoe-or casing carriedby'same;l ofa continuousmetal base member extend' ing throughout the interior of said casing, said member being provided with transverse slots and having integralrdrops extending inwardly and under same, riser members extending outwardly and over said base member and consisting ofV oppositely extending arms having attaching lugs to lit the slots of said base member, and auxiliary risers retained within said risers,.the latter being providedwith lspurs between their saidat- *taching lugs for holding the auxiliary risers thereto. l

5'. In a vehicle tire: *the combiantion with a rim Vand a casing carried bysame; of'a continuous metal base member extending throughout the interior of said casing, said member being provided jwith. transverse slots and having integral drops extending inwardly and under sameriser members extending outwardly and over 'said base member and consisting of oppositelyextending arms having attac-hing `lugs to lit the slots of said base member, andauxlhary risers Vretained.within said risers, the latter being provided with spurs between their said attaching lugs Vfor holding-'the auxiliary risers thereto and with additional spurs between the ends of their armsand the said attaching lugs yfor further holding saidV auxiliary risers. Y Y

6. Ina vehicle tire: Vthe combination with a rimanda shoe or casingcarried by same; of a continuous metal base-member extending jthroughout the linterior of said casing .and having drs-rs integral therewith, @X-

tending inwardly and under same, risers retending inwardly and under same, and moi/ably Secured to said base member and risers secured to said base member and extending outwardly and over same, and staggered with respect to said drops thereof means to exert pressure against a portion of and extending outwardly and over the base 5 said drops to secure the shoe to the rim. member.

7. In a vehicle tire: the combination with Signed at Brooklyn in the county of a rim and a shoe or casing carried by same; Kings and State of New York, this 6th day of a continuous metal base member extendof April A, D. 1921. ing throughout the interior of said easing 10 and having drops integral therewith, eX- JOHN M. ABRAMS. 

